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15 of the best modern Shakespeare adaptations to watch now
But often, when his works are adapted, the setting is moved from ancient or medieval times to the p…
Gabbi Shaw
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Math of the Bard: Shakespeare used a 'crooked figure' for a zero in times when it wasn't widely used
Mathematical motifs feature in many of Shakespeare's most memorable scenes. He lived and wrote in t…
PTI
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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Shakespeare in Love'
Gwyneth Paltrow starred in "Shakespeare in Love" when she was only 26.Miramax/HBO Max; Randy Holmes…
Erin McDowell
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Looking for a date? Meme, playlist sharing may be the key to success
A dating app survey shows 21% of Gen Z daters find sending memes, funny videos helps in establishin…
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A Florida school district is cutting the classics from its curricula as DeSantis administration makes some passages of Shakespeare a no-go
To comply with Florida's expanded-upon "Don't Say Gay" law, one school district is no longer asking…
Madison Hall
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How power corrupts - lessons from King Lear and three more Shakespearen plays
How power corrupts - lessons from King Lear and three more Shakespearen plays
PTI
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Julia Roberts quit 'Shakespeare in Love' after a producer made the 'tragic mistake of underestimating her insecurity' and criticized her British accent
Gwyneth Paltrow eventually took the role, but not before Roberts did chemistry reads with half a do…
Eve Crosbie
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The 10 best modern Shakespeare movie adaptations, ranked
Denzel Washington in "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Leonardo DiCaprio in "Romeo + Juliet," and Heath Led…
Zac Ntim
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Justine Lupe knows 'Succession' is like Shakespeare, and she's happy to play the fool
Insider spoke with the 32-year-old "Succession" actress about her path to becoming Willa, her longt…
Claudia Willen
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News channel gaffe declared the 16th century playwright William Shakespeare had died 5 months after getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Newsreader Noelia Novillo mixed the great playwright up with Bill Shakespeare, 81, who had died of …
Kiara Keane
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William Shakespeare, the first man in the world to publicly get the COVID-19 vaccine, died of an unrelated illness
Coventry councillor Jayne Innes, his friend, said the "best tribute to Bill" is to get the COVID-19…
Connor Perrett
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Dominic Cummings will say that Boris Johnson skipped first COVID-19 meetings to write a book on Shakespeare to fund his divorce, fear aides
Aides to UK PM Boris Johnson fear that former top advisor Dominic Cummings will use his appearance …
Tom Porter
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Obama appeared to confuse Scotland with Ireland, then quoted Shakespeare - a playwright from England - in his COP26 speech
Former President Barack Obama addressed attendees at the UN-led COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotla…
Bill Bostock
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Gwyneth Paltrow says she 'hid' in her parents' house for 3 weeks after winning an Oscar
The 48-year-old Goop founder won best actress for her performance in "Shakespeare in Love" at the 1…
Claudia Willen
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Glenn Close shades Gwyneth Paltrow's 1999 Oscar win: 'It doesn't make sense'
Close said the award should have gone to Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro for the acclaimed dr…
Zac Ntim
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The greatest plays in the English language were written during a pandemic — and wouldn't have been possible without it
As a Shakespearean scholar, I thought I knew his plays from the inside out, but the coronavirus rev…
Drew Lichtenberg
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Ewan McGregor says filming the 'Star Wars' prequels could be 'tedious': 'I don't want to be rude, but it's not Shakespeare'
Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in an upcoming "Star Wars" spin-off seri…
Zac Ntim
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MyPillow's Mike Lindell filed another lawsuit against voting-machine companies that includes quotes from '1984,' Shakespeare, and 'Fahrenheit 451'
Sections of the 82-page lawsuit are titled things like "The Rise of the Machines," "Gaslighting: Th…
Kelsey Vlamis
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The first man to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine outside clinical trials is an Englishman named William Shakespeare, and the internet is having a field day
Bill Shakespeare, 81, and his 16th century namesake were both born in Warwickshire, where people st…
Bill Bostock
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How Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' could foretell the revival of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in the NBA
According to Lewis, similar tropes have historically characterized the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, whic…